Stocks close at record high for third day on global leads

January 09, 2018 18:07 IST

Coal India was the biggest gainer on both Sensex and Nifty

The benchmark BSE Sensex built on gains to close at record high for a third straight session on Tuesday riding on smart jump in Coal India, Reliance Industries and ITC amid positive leads from global markets.

Extending the record run for third day, the 30-share Sensex closed at fresh life high of 34,443.19, eking out gains of 90.40 points, or 0.26 per cent, after a choppy trade.

The wide-based Nifty of NSE also settled at record high of 10,637, 13.40 points, or 0.13 per cent, even as 19 of its constituents advanced and 31 dropped.

Caution prevailed as crude prices surged to the highest level since 2015.